"how very dare you" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Catchphrase from British TV comedy series The Catherine Tate Show (first broadcast in 2004).
  1. (British, humorous, emphatic) Synonym of how dare you Wikipedia link: The Catherine Tate Show Tags: British, emphatic, humorous Synonyms: how dare you [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-how_very_dare_you-en-intj-MnO7MW0T Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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